EU ministers close ranks behind Spain after Ceuta migration crisis – POLITICO
The meeting followed days of unusually public anger at Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. In a letter signed by…
How Morocco humiliated Europe’s weakest leader
The recent invasion by Moroccan illegal migrants of Spain’s autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla laid bare the…
EU ministers to back Spain as Ceuta crisis pushes migration up the agenda – POLITICO
The interior ministers are expected to seek further rapprochement. Tuesday’s discussion will focus on lessons learned from Ceuta,…
Ceuta crisis: 22 EU leaders gang up against Spain’s Sánchez over his migration policy – POLITICO
In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and Irish…
The reverse Reconquista: How Morocco exposed Europe’s softest border
In the past few days, we’ve witnessed the unsettling images of tens of thousands of Moroccans, young unemployed…
Von der Leyen rallies to support Spain after Ceuta crisis – POLITICO
“Migration is a European challenge that requires a European response,” she wrote. “And in this, solidarity is fundamental.”…
Spain forfeited its borders. Trump should hand Ceuta to Morocco
Diplomacy is often an exercise in willful blindness, but there comes a point when reality completely shatters the…
Spain installing containment fence on Ceuta’s border with Morocco following massive frontier rush that killed 67
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain announced it was installing a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) containment barrier on the sea border…
Italy and Spain clash over Schengen as Ceuta migration spat boils over – POLITICO
Spain’s policy of legalizing migrants has proven hugely contentious, both domestically and at a European level. Meloni and…
France ups Spanish border checks as Schengen unity wobbles over Ceuta crisis – POLITICO
Meanwhile, Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party echoed Meloni, saying Schengen with Spain should be suspended if necessary.…
Nearly 1 million unauthorized migrants apply for legal status in Spain – POLITICO
Some 360,000 of the over 900,000 people who applied by mid-June have already been granted provisional work and…
After clashing with Trump and Israel, Sánchez casts Spain as moral model for EU – POLITICO
The prime minister argued Europe has the world’s best quality of life, the highest life expectancy, the greatest…